AI Rate Professor

Fine Arts

Donna Larsen

ART3 · COLORARTS · ART4 · ART3ANDART4 · ART7A · ART1 · 93 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
55.17%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if and can handle a blunt, high-intensity classroom.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPolarizing personalityBlunt East Coast styleAttendance enforcerLots of studio homeworkHit-or-miss classroom climate
  • some call her a transformative art mentor, others call the climate disrespectful and draining.
  • Expect , and blunt critiques.
  • An A is possible with full effort and respect, but this is not an easy or low-stress art elective.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Many students say grades follow effort and requirements, but projects, critiques, and .

Both formats stress effort; almost .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Color theory and , and materials-heavy for many students.

In-person reviews describe workload depth most clearly; one .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

Skip-class tags and repeated mandatory attendance notes show presence is strictly enforced.

Online and ; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

; admirers love the rigor while others strongly warn peers away.

Polarization is mainly in-person; the single online review is moderately positive.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

45/100

Effort and checklist criteria can yield good grades, but tough-grader and blunt-critique comments .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Students repeatedly report lots of , and costly supplies.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

50/100

Strong craft teaching and reports of disrespectful or chaotic classroom climate.

Format shift

Online is mildly positive; in-person is deeply split.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Studio projects, participation, and critique-based work dominate over traditional exams.

Format shift

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

color-theory growth and reports of harsh, uncomfortable classroom dynamics.

Main concern

Blunt sarcasm, strict respect rules, and for sensitive students.

What students said

“ !!!!!!!!”
ART3
“ if you're looking for an easy A, because she won't give it to you unless you earn it.”
ART3
“She is very direct and can come off harsh but she is a truly great teacher and artist”
ART4

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

One online ART3 student found her nice overall but frustrated by Zoom participation and said missing class hurts grades.

Main concern

Online delivery increased frustration around participation and clarity.

What students said

“She had a lot of difficulty over zoom this semester and got frustrated by lack of participation”
ART3

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is mostly studio projects and critiques rather than formal proctored exams; reviews .

Project-based assessmentCritique-driven gradingAttendance-linked success

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person success depends on completed projects, demos, and .

Studio projectsCritiquesMandatory attendance
“Follow grading criteria carefully, she looks for every requirement in your piece.”
ART3
“ but incredibly rewarding.”
ART3

Online

Online comments focus on participation and .

Participation mattersProject feedback
“Class is really difficult if you don't show up.”
ART3

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ if you're looking for an easy A, because she won't give it to you unless you earn it.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (49 in-person, 1 online), capturing the strong love-hate split. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

50/100

“She is very direct and can come off harsh but she is a truly great teacher and artist, her constructive criticism will push you to be a better artist if you have the back bone for it.”

⚠️ Classroom Climate

25/100

“Most mentally draining class I've had.”

📈 Workload & Grades

28/100

“ but incredibly rewarding.”

👍 Recommendation Split

48/100

“I can't say enough good things about Mz Larsen, I love her!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Her lectures were very engaging and I looked forward to going to class.
  • She values having a smaller class and .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • if you're looking for an easy A
  • Expect a lot of homework
  • if you have background in arts

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

  • Very disrespectful to students.
  • This teacher is rude and then claims she's just an East Coaster.
  • Unprofessional and hypocritical.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

93

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years give a stable, if polarized, picture of teaching style and classroom climate.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 535
4 out of 522
3 out of 511
2 out of 511
1 out of 514

Course coverage

ART331 reviews
ART412 reviews
ART3ANDART43 reviews
ART12 reviews
ART7A1 review
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COLORARTS1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

26 reported outcomes

A range

22

A+ 7 · A 14 · A- 1

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1